Acre Rigg Academy
Primary schoolAcre Rigg Academy is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 257 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 June 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Acre Rigg Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Acre Rigg Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met20 m
- East Durham CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 13.3 (2025/26, provisional)590 m
- Endeavour Academy DurhamPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2024590 m
- Howletch Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).